It still feels weird to not like someone's memoir, but when the only evidence this 'cult' exists is from articles and interviews from Michelle alone, does this cult exist? Is this just a grab for money?

If cult experts, especially those that focus on the multiple ones in California know nothing about this so called cult, does it exist?

While I'm grateful to Algonquin for giving me a copy to review, I'm worried that they didn't do their research either. 

For a memoir, this is very bare boned. Minimal information shared. Minimal actual foraging information. It's like she's still trying to protect a lot of people. Which I guess would make sense if she's scared for the people still involved, but it could also be to protect her lie?